Robert Rymerson

Just do what makes you happy so long as you don't hurt anyone in the process.

[Robert Rymerson @RRymerson]

“You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Because that’s where you’ll find the things that are more important than what you want.”

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

An Irishman had the last laugh at his funeral with a gag from beyond the grave that had mourners in tears of laughter. Shay Bradley organized the recording that was done in one take, over a year before the funeral to be played after his coffin was lowered to the ground

[vids that go hard @vidsthatgohard]

Naruto and Sasuke’s final battle was perfect.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Happy Thanksgiving

[Wild content @Nocapmedia]

Not all heroes wear capes

[IBEW @IBEW]

The #IBEW is in negotiations with NECA for a raise in NEBF retirement benefits. It's been 20 years. It's time for a raise.

[AnimeTV チェーン @animetv_jp]

【Official Trailer】
YU YU HAKUSHO Live Action
Scheduled for December 14 on Netflix!

✨More: https://t.co/CGCjBh2jaI

[Will Compton @_willcompton]

What a moment

Jelly Roll is a fucking legend

[Robert Rymerson @RRymerson]

@hanna_rymie 🙄🙄🙄

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

A mother, whose daughter was about to undergo brain surgery, reached out to the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood studio, requesting a signed photo. Upon learning of this, Mr. Rogers made a remarkable gesture - he flew to the hospital to visit her, with one simple condition: no media attention.

Before Beth Usher's surgery, a sizable box arrived, containing cassette tapes and memorabilia from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. These tapes provided comfort to Beth during her journey to the hospital.

On February 4, 1987, Beth underwent a lengthy 12-hour procedure to remove the left hemisphere of her brain. Initially, her condition seemed stable, but then an unexpected twist led to her slipping into a coma.

Weeks turned into months, and the concern for Beth's well-being grew. Amidst this difficult time, Mr. Rogers continued to offer support by calling the hospital daily to check on her progress. When he learned that she wasn't improving, he decided to pay her a visit.

For this visit, Mr. Rogers insisted on a private, press-free encounter. He flew from Pittsburgh to Baltimore, where a friend picked him up and took him to John Hopkins Hospital. There, he sat by Beth's side as she lay in her comatose state.

Beth's family and the nurses watched from the doorway as Mr. Rogers, known for his puppets, took them out from his case.

[Robert Irwin @RobertIrwin]

Wow. This was a special moment. I think Dad would be pretty proud that we’ve become the first to successfully breed the turtle that he discovered. A rare, and unique species under threat in the wild has just been given a second chance.

[Robert Rymerson @RRymerson]

@paigeypeech @hanna_rymie I guess you could say that it being on Friday the 13th was….a bad omen

[Chris Koerner @mhp_guy]

I’ve always wanted to circumnavigate DFW via bike, so today I did.

Some casual observations about things I saw, did & thought:

- N. Dallas is nice, Ft. Worth is nice, and everything in between was very meh

- I had a bike lane about 4% of the time

- Arlington and Grand Prairie have nothing but auto salvage yards, used appliances, enough Class B - F industrial to make @fortworthchris blush, and a few really nice stadiums

- The suburbs are underrated

- Name another city with not one, but two world class, clean, organized airports. I rode by both.

- The people most likely to sideswipe me are 30-50 year old white soccer moms in minivans and dads in massive trucks (Note: you won’t get there any faster by risking my life)

- Aside from the occasional accidental highway detour, and some shady neighborhoods, I felt pretty safe the whole time

- I hit the wall at mile 64 but some Doritos and sour punch straws bailed me out by 73

- Maybe the nicest weather day in 5 months

- 10-15 MPH Headwind for the last 50 miles wasn’t pleasant

- Ft. Worth is classy. Real southern charm.

Other cool things I rode by:

- Texas State Fair
- @HeimBBQ (get the hatch green chili Mac & cheese)
- Cowboys & Rangers stadiums (so nice)
- 27 auto salvage yards
- Manheim auto auctions
- 17 shady Ft Worth ambulance chaser billboards
- 6 Flags
- 7 Chipotles

I know cyclists look dumb and hey, we feel dumb, too. But hop on a bike sometime and you’ll see why we do it.

Thanks for reading. DFW is pretty cool.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

The U2 x Las Vegas Sphere show took two years to create and will make ~$270m.

In Fall 2021, the band was approached to open the $2.3B mega-structure (with a capacity of 18k).

Willie Williams — U2’s creative director since the early 1980s — initially thought it was a “terrible idea”.

Why? U2’s iconic tours have been breakthrough custom sets from Zoo TV in the early 1990s (pioneering giant screens on stage) to the 360 Tour of late 2000s (360-degree stage for stadium shows).

They weren’t keen to build an act around the Sphere’s requirements, especially one with the most ambitious audio-visual specs ever: 

▫️160k+ speakers
▫️366ft tall x 516ft wide (9 floors)
▫️Largest LED screen ever (160k sq ft)

However, the idea of a residency — instead of a moving tour — appealed to U2 because of COVID travel uncertainty.

One major obstacle was that dome-shaped buildings are typically awful for audio, per Variety.

The Sphere solved the issue with its 167k speakers including one in each seat. Effectively, every person is “getting studio-quality sound” according to James Dolan (owner of NY Knicks, NY Rangers, MSG and the man behind the Sphere). 

Meanwhile, the visuals were a collaboration with the world’s top creatives (Es Devlin, Marco Brambilla, John Gerrard and long-time producer Brian Eno).

The amount of data created to fill the LED screen is mind-boggling, per Wallpaper:

▫️ there are 268,435,456 pixels…
▫️ …which is equal to 72 HD TVs
▫️ … which is equal to 12k screen resolution 
▫️ …which means “every minute of content produced for Sphere is the equivalent of one hour of streaming television”

“With all the big stuff I’ve done for U2 and anyone else, we don’t start with the equipment, we start with the idea, and then figure out what we need to realize that idea,” Williams tells Variety. “And sometimes it involves big video, sometimes it doesn’t. Whereas here, the only given we had going in was the building — and a building that didn’t exist, and in fact isn’t finished now. So it was odd starting a show with hardware and with a space rather than the other way around.”

Here’s some napkin math for “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere”:

▫️25 dates x 18,000 per show x $600 per ticket (range is $400 to $1400) = $270 million

The entire U2 team — Williams, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Bram van den Berg (who is subbing in for the injured Larry Mullen Jr) — clearly made a risky bet.

But the viral clips and buzz from opening night show it has paid off big time.

[Alex Cohen @anothercohen]

This is inside the Sphere in Las Vegas.

This may be the most insane concert venue ever built

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A look inside the immersive MSG Sphere arena in Las Vegas, which opened with a U2 concert.

The 18K resolution wraparound LED screen measuring 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m²) with 166,000 speakers. The largest and highest-resolution LED screen in the world

[Lost Souls @lostsls]

mac miller monday

[SK⚡️ @raptalksk]

every time

[JPA @jasrifootball]

This is some really powerful stuff from Deion Sanders…

Colorado WR Jimmy Horn was having a rough game, so Deion pulled him aside and gave him an important message.

He told Horn that his dad, who is in prison, was watching him play.

“He’s watching you right now. He wants to clap in front of all his different inmates because he believes in his son. We gonna make pops proud tonight. That’s what we gonna do, because his son is a DAWG.”

Goosebumps. Jimmy Horn went on to catch the game-tying touchdown.

(Via @BleacherReport , @RyanKoenigsberg)

[Bret Weinstein @BretWeinstein]

The DNC fears RFK Jr. far more than it fears Trump. That should tell you something.